Month: January 2010

A few months ago The Moe took a dive during a DH practice run at Fontana. He took a jump, landed but his bike bucked him off and OTB he went. Little did he know that his fall actually resulted in a REALLY messed up shoulder. He knew it hurt but he didn’t know the…

I recently received the Prologo Vertigo Nack to review. I’ve only put about 40 miles on the saddle, so this is just a quick first impression and some pictures for everyone to look at. Out of the box, the Vertigo Nack looks plain Jane from the top save for the flash of gold on its…

Lightly tensioned chain causes major chain slap noise Are you experiencing chain slap on those downhill sections or sections of trail that you are not having to pedal? Doesn’t that sound get annoying to you after a while? If you are experiencing a lot of chain slap, try moving your chain into the big ring…

Meet my brother Staff Sgt. Randolph (Randy) Policar. He’s in the Army. He’s some sort of Jump Master and he’s also in the HALO programalso known as Military Free Fall.. Part of his daily job is to jump out of big military airplanes high above the skies, around 12,500 feet. He’s been in the Army…

If you’re not familiar with this term, Urban Dictionary defines it as: “craving; wanting-I’m jonesing for some sushi.”. So what am I jonesing for? Anything that has to do with me being on a bike. Being sidelined with a bruised rib has taken a toll on me. I tortured myself by watching the downhill races…

Finally! A break in the rains that have been swapping SoCal over the past week! Since the trails only had one day of drying time, The Path Bike Shop wisely chose Sycamore Canyon for their Sunday group ride. Sycamore Canyon tends to drain water very well and recovers rapidly from rain fall

World famous Steve Ellis took a standard rolling pin and modified the heck out of it to make it his own massager. I’m sure you’re wondering how Steve is “world famous?” Well Steve is some sort of big cheese at Honda America and has been all over the US and through out television talking about…